In a joint statement, the Illinois AFL-CIO and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association criticized the Illinois Chamber of Commerce over the Chamber’s report on alleged flaws in the state’s workers’ compensation program. The statement said that the Chamber’s report misrepresents facts and is part of a campaign to “dismantle” the workers’ compensation system. The report …
Medical malpractice costs are growing at the slowest rate in a 14-year period, according to insurance broker Aon. The company has projected zero growth in the number of medical malpractice claims. The 2013 Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark report was released by Aon Risk Solutions and the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management. In …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Morgan Country Circuit Court against the Jacksonville Airport Authority in connection with a fatal 2010 plane crash that occurred in Wheeling, Illinois. David Van Hyning of Jacksonville, Illinois, the father of Benjamin Van Hyning (the student pilot who was killed in the crash on December 22, 2010), …
More than 1,700 personal injury lawsuits are pending against pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in Illinois. Plaintiffs filing in the in federal multidistrict litigation allege that the company’s blood-thinning medication Pradaxa caused internal bleeding. These lawsuits are part of multidistrict litigation in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. On November 4, the court established a …
Mobile phone use has caused many car accidents, but now an automaker sees a way phones could be used to prevent crashes. Honda is introducing two new safety systems that alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians and motorcyclists using signals emitted by their mobile phones. The systems use Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC), the same …
Infants often suffer from birth injuries that are not diagnosed at the time of birth. A baby may be suffering from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury, but the condition may not be diagnosed until later. Frequently, problems with movement are the first sign of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is thought to be caused …
An employer was convicted of a felony for failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, a first in the state of Illinois. The felony conviction was secured by the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Special Prosecution Division of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Ahmed Ghosien, doing business as Ghosien …
A doctor charged in the Sacred Heart Hospital fraud case has had his license temporarily suspended by the state of Illinois. Dr. Subir Maitra is one of four doctors allegedly involved in a Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme in which it is claimed that patients died as the result of unnecessary tracheotomies. Maitra’s attorneys asked …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a woman who was killed when she was hit by a garbage truck May 15 in Batavia, Illinois. The family is suing the driver of the truck and the private waste disposal company that operated the vehicle, according to a report in the Aurora …
The rate used in calculating premiums for workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois has fallen by 4.5 percent. The rate was issued by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, an insurance rating agency. Rates are issued for different categories of workers, and insurance companies calculate workers’ compensation insurance premiums by multiplying the rate by the number …
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